Santiago de Compostela in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023

1. Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Nesta casa
viviu e tivo o seu estudo
o pintor
Jose M^a Fenollera e Ibáñez
Mestre de pintores galegos e retratista
da Sociedade Compostela

En homenaxe a os 120 anos
da sua chegada a Santiago

Valencia - 1851
Santiago de Compostela - 1918

(English translation:)

In this house the master of Galician painters and portraitist of the Compostela Society Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez lived and had his studio.

In honor of the 120th anniversary of his arrival in Santiago

Valencia - 1851
Santiago de Compostela - 1918

Erected 2007 by Concello de Santiago.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1918.

Location. 42° 52.694′ N, 8° 32.693′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, in A Coruña. It is on Rúa do Vilar, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rúa do Vilar 49, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia 15705, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Diego Bernal López (1940-2001) (within shouting distance of this marker); Fundación e Museo Eugenio Granell / Eugenio Granell Foundation and Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Colexio de San Patricio dos Irlandeses / Saint Patrick’s College of the Irish (within shouting distance of this marker); Victoriano García Martí (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Fonte do Franco / Fountain of Francis (about 90 meters away); Anxel Casal (about 120 meters away); Aurelio Aguirre Galarraga (about 150 meters away); Casa do Deán, Oficina do Peregríno / House of the Dean, Office of the Pilgrims (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santiago de Compostela.

Also see . . . José María Fenollera (Wikipedia).

Excerpts: José María Fenollera e Ibáñez (10 December 1851 – 6 December 1918) was a Spanish painter, known primarily for portraits.

In 1887, he moved to Santiago de Compostela, where he established himself as a Professor at the School of Fine Arts and became involved in the Galician regionalist movement. He was primarily devoted to painting portraits of Galician notables; such as the writer, Alfredo Brañas, Eugenio Montero Ríos, José Carvajal y Hué and Cardinal Miguel Payá y Rico. He also did a series on the Presidents of the Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País. Later, he created frescoes
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023

2. Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez Marker - wide view
at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

(Submitted on September 15, 2023.)

Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez Marker- wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023

3. Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez Marker- wider view

The marker is (barely) visible here in the shadows in the arch on the left.

Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez self-portrait image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez (via Wikimedia Commons)

4. Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez self-portrait

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.